Alert archive / Iowa / Benton County
Weather alerts in Benton County, Iowa, 2009
146 weather alerts in 2009, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Benton County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 146
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- June34 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 19, 20097 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
1 of 2 tornado warnings covering Benton County in 2009 had a tornado report inside them.
Benton County, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 16 | 13 | 19% | 33 | 100% | 36 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 6 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 78 min |
Each office's whole area, 2009
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Quad Cities, IA: tornado warnings | 17 | 6 | 65% | 18 | 78% | 11 min |
| NWS Quad Cities, IA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 117 | 90 | 23% | 347 | 88% | 33 min |
| NWS Quad Cities, IA: flash flood warnings | 49 | 37 | 24% | 86 | 84% | 91 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 26 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:11 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 48 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:04 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | 9 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:24 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 12 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:24 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | DVN | 10 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 23 hr |
| Jan 12, 1:06 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DVN | 11 hr |
| Jan 12, 6:27 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:45 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 12 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:15 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 36 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:12 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:45 AM CST | Wind Chill Warning | DVN | 56 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:48 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 7 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:04 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 32 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:16 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 19 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 9:26 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 38 min |
| Mar 6, 11:21 AM CST | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 51 hr |
| Mar 8, 5:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | 15 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 27 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:39 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 12 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | 28 hr |
| Apr 21, 11:03 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | DVN | 8 hr |
| Apr 23, 11:42 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 8 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 7:42 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 9:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 58 min |
| Apr 26, 2:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 3 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:04 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 24 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:14 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Apr 26, 7:16 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 26, 11:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | 10 hr |
| May 8, 1:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 8, 4:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 77 min |
| May 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 52 min |
| May 8, 5:47 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 8, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| May 14, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 31 hr |
| May 16, 3:53 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | 28 hr |
| May 31, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 49 min |
| Jun 7, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 58 min |
| Jun 7, 8:49 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 7, 9:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 4:30 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:42 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 18, 10:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 1:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 19, 6:58 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 7:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 60 min |
| Jun 19, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 19, 1:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 19, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:33 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 21, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 21, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DVN | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 8:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 9:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 29 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:21 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 23, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 87 min |
| Jun 25, 12:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 5:36 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 27, 1:19 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 4:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 108 min |
| Jul 10, 1:36 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 4:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 6:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 74 min |
| Jul 10, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 53 min |
| Jul 15, 5:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 69 min |
| Jul 15, 5:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 85 min |
| Jul 15, 7:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 58 min |
| Jul 15, 7:50 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 10:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:12 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 24, 3:52 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 24, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 24, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 62 min |
| Jul 24, 7:51 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 62 min |
| Aug 8, 1:29 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 70 min |
| Aug 8, 2:43 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | DVN | 40 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:55 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 10:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 11:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 3:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 11 hr |
| Aug 9, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 58 min |
| Aug 9, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | DVN | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 6:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | DVN | 77 min |
| Aug 20, 1:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 26, 1:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 3 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | DVN | 42 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:38 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | 12 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | DVN | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 1:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | 21 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | DVN | 48 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:22 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 13 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:10 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 18 hr |
| Sep 23, 4:12 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:17 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | DVN | 24 hr |
| Oct 9, 4:02 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | DVN | 29 hr |
| Nov 20, 9:28 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | DVN | 13 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:14 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 25 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:46 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | DVN | 34 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:45 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | DVN | 50 hr |
| Dec 8, 11:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:55 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | DVN | 28 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:00 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:38 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:22 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 3:41 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 12 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:16 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 9 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:52 PM CST | Freezing Rain Advisory | DVN | 17 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:06 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 10 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:25 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | DVN | 20 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | 3 days |
| Dec 22, 3:47 PM CST | Flood Watch | DVN | 62 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:07 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | 36 hr |
| Dec 23, 12:21 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.